What the Hell did Joseph Mean By Translation?
WHAT THE HELL DID JOSEPH MEAN BY TRANSLATION? by Michael Barker This post was provoked by three things: The LDS Church’s recent statement on the Book of Mormon Translation (click here to read the statement). Dan Wotherspoon’s Mormon Matters episode where...
The Lord’s Side of the Line – A False Dichotomy – There is no effing line!!!
The video was brought to my attention yesterday morning and I thought I would share a few thoughts. If you haven’t seen it yet please take the time to watch it so that we can discuss it. At the opening of the video we hear a young man ask Elder Bednar the...
God in the machine
When God and Science collide, what is the collateral damage? In the bold new field of neurotheology they are colliding on a regular basis. The studies and debates of the field regularly find themselves picked up in the news due to the polarization and high emotions...
You Can’t Smash the Internet
This post is a continuation of a post I wrote last year where I discussed my research on innovation within the church, and the disruptive potential of the Internet. In this post I hope to expand on those ideas. In the previous post I addressed the use of Clayton...
Requiem for an Apostate
Requiem for an Apostate A Review of “Passing the Heavenly Gift,” by Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. Denver Snuffer, Jr. was excommunicated in September of 2013 for “apostasy.” The reason for his excommunication was his publication of a book titled, “Passing the Heavenly...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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